Unified Partners

Staged under fluorescent lights, an orderly arrangement of turf courts hosts their competition: Special Olympics USA Games bocce athletes and Unified partners, athletes without intellectual disabilities. The courts are identical in nature, with their regulation ball sets, a measuring device, scoreboard and pallino, the target ball players aim to throw closest to in order to score. Only when the athletes enter its confines, does the court begin to change shape, each containing a story of unwavering focus, of overcoming.

When the final whistle blew at the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026 the memories that stayed with many weren't just the goals, the saves, or the trophies.

At the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026, Special Olympics coaches spent most of their time plotting against one another’s teams.

The renewed partnership between Special Olympics and Topgolf continues to expand opportunities for athletes with intellectual disabilities around the world, creating new pathways into golf and growing participation numbers in the sport while also strengthening competition opportunities across the movement.

Demonstration sessions introduce athletes and coaches to the sport while creating lasting opportunities for badminton’s growth in North America

Experience the power of inclusion through the beautiful game at the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026.